Top Hazards by Life-Safety Loss ($/yr)
Department Rankings
Fire and EMS departments serving Polk County. Click column headers to sort.
NRI Rating is from FEMA's National Risk Index, which measures community risk across 18 natural hazards using expected annual losses, social vulnerability, and community resilience. Life-Safety Loss uses FEMA's Value of Statistical Life ($13.7M per expected fatality) to estimate annual risk to human life.
Department boundaries and station counts are self-reported through NERIS Public and may not reflect current service areas. Population and Life-Safety Loss reflect each department's full jurisdiction. County-level risk metrics are computed from census tract data and are not affected by boundary accuracy. See full methodology.
| Department ▲ | Est. Population ▲ | Life-Safety Loss ▼ | NRI Rating ▲ | Stations ▲ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Fire District | 20,548 | $6.2M | Relatively High | 4 |
| Clear Lake Fire Department | 28,162 | $5.6M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Turtle Lake Fire District | 17,264 | $4.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Frederic Rural Fire Association | 11,849 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Balsam Lake Fire Department | 12,547 | $3.0M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Milltown Volunteer Fire Department | 11,407 | $2.7M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Clayton Fire Department | 8,783 | $2.5M | Relatively High | 1 |
| Saint Croix Falls Fire Department | 7,591 | $1.9M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Deer Park Area Fire Department | 7,598 | $1.8M | Relatively High | 2 |
| Centuria Volunteer Fire Department | 6,044 | $1.5M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Cushing Fire Department | 5,381 | $1.4M | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Apple River Fire Department | 4,306 | $973.5K | Relatively Moderate | 1 |
| Lorain Volunteer Fire Department | 3,786 | $877.0K | Relatively High | 1 |
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